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Prime Minister Hun Manet, his father and former PM Hun Sen, and CPP members at the 45th anniversary Victory Day in Phnom Penh, January 7, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Victory Day Celebration Raises Doubts About Cambodia’s Democracy, Human Rights Issues

8 Jan 2024 10:05 AM|
Khuon Narim|

Hun Sen, president of Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), said January 7 marks “Victory Day”, reminding citizens that liberal parties in Cambodia have constantly strengthened democracy, human rights and rule of law since the end of the genocide.

Kem Sokha waves from his vehicle as he leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on October 12, 2022. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Court Schedules Closing Remarks for Kem Sokha Trial in Two Months

19 Oct 2022 5:22 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday said no more witness testimony would be heard in former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s treason trial, and scheduled closing remarks for December 21.

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Kem Sokha Lawyers Object as Judge Calls It Quits on Witness Testimony

14 Oct 2022 5:16 PM|

A Phnom Penh judge on Thursday said witness questioning in the nearly three-year treason trial of Kem Sokha was finished, while Sokha’s lawyers argued representatives of foreign organizations accused in the alleged “color revolution” plot should be summoned.

Dith Tina is seen on a television screen in a press room as the National Assembly confirmed him as Agriculture Minister on October 14, 2022. CamboJA/Panha Chhorpoan

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Dith Tina Approved as New Agriculture Minister

14 Oct 2022 3:05 PM|

The ruling CPP-controlled National Assembly on Friday unanimously approved Dith Tina, formerly a secretary of state at the Energy Ministry, as the new Agriculture Minister, less than a week after Veng Sakhon was removed from the position.

Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on October 12, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Former Staff, Current Head of Rights Group Testify in Kem Sokha Case

13 Oct 2022 11:40 AM|

A CPP official who once worked under Kem Sokha at a human rights organization said Wednesday that the group had previously refused foreign funding, except from a U.S. government-funded nonprofit that officials have tied to an alleged “color revolution” plot.

Yem Ponhearith (left), president of the Kampuchea Niyum Party, shakes hands with Nhek Bun Chhay (right), president of the Khmer National United Party, during a meeting to announce their new alliance at Sunway Hotel in Phnom Penh on October 10, 2022. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Newfound Political Alliances Seek to Contest CPP in 2023 Elections

11 Oct 2022 12:43 PM|

The Kampuchea Niyum Party (KNP) merged under the Khmer National United Party (KNUP) on Monday, in the latest alliance of minor opposition parties seeking to bolster support for the 2023 national elections.

Dith Tina, the prospective nominee for Minister of Agriculture and current Ministry of Mine and Energy secretary of state, speaks during a press conference in Phnom Penh on June 12, 2015. (CamboJA/Panha Chhorpoan)

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Dith Tina Set to Replace Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon

10 Oct 2022 6:25 PM|

Dith Tina is the prospective nominee for Minister of Agriculture, according to a National Assembly agenda and an October 8 announcement from Prime Minister Hun Sen.

CNRP activist Sat Pha has dinner in her rented room in Thailand on September 5, 2022. (CamboJA/Khiev Saraswati)

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Facing Death Threats, CNRP Exiles in Thailand Seek Safer Refuge

10 Oct 2022 3:09 PM|

Five years after the main opposition CNRP was banned, some 40 party officials and activists remain in Thailand, unable to return to Cambodia or resettle in a third country. Many still live in fear due to death threats and risks of deportation and imprisonment.

Opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay speaks to journalists after a hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on October 7, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Son Chhay Found Guilty for Defamation, Ordered to Pay CPP $750,000

7 Oct 2022 6:31 PM|

The Phnom Penh court on Friday ordered opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay to pay the ruling CPP $750,000 in damages, finding him guilty of defamation for saying that voting fraud occurred during the June commune elections.

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Victory Day Celebration Raises Doubts About Cambodia’s Democracy, Human Rights Issues

Court Schedules Closing Remarks for Kem Sokha Trial in Two Months

Kem Sokha Lawyers Object as Judge Calls It Quits on Witness Testimony

Dith Tina Approved as New Agriculture Minister

Former Staff, Current Head of Rights Group Testify in Kem Sokha Case

Newfound Political Alliances Seek to Contest CPP in 2023 Elections

Dith Tina Set to Replace Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon

Facing Death Threats, CNRP Exiles in Thailand Seek Safer Refuge

Son Chhay Found Guilty for Defamation, Ordered to Pay CPP $750,000

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Victory Day Celebration Raises Doubts About Cambodia’s Democracy, Human Rights Issues

Court Schedules Closing Remarks for Kem Sokha Trial in Two Months

Kem Sokha Lawyers Object as Judge Calls It Quits on Witness Testimony

Dith Tina Approved as New Agriculture Minister

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Newfound Political Alliances Seek to Contest CPP in 2023 Elections

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Facing Death Threats, CNRP Exiles in Thailand Seek Safer Refuge

Son Chhay Found Guilty for Defamation, Ordered to Pay CPP $750,000

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